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I just rediscovered the Xerox Star operating system. which I had seen in brief before when looking into the history of apple. many people say that the Xerox operating system was copied either totally or in part by apple in the 80s to make the Lisa and Macintosh OSs. it is INCREDIBLE to see it in action, to know that for the year 1981 there was an operating system with support for multi-language and special scientific characters. its REALLY impressive, I can only imagine the POWER those researchers and office workers must have felt with that thing at their control. its funny how both slow and fast it seems, because the files it opens are only a couple of KB in size but they take a couple seconds to start to show up. but at the same time it feels fast, like the mouse movements and desktop is pretty responsive. it must have been a pretty big shift for the people using it, compared to totally text based operating systems of the past, I imagine getting your hands on it might've been exciting.
I used an AI (chat GPT) to do part of my report for work tonight. normally, I am supposed to write a report for every work day, its all digital and done through my phone, I'm supposed to include things in the report like photos of my work area, information related to the job, changes from day to day that might need to be noted, where I stored important work items, and critically, I'm supposed to write down some costumers comments and reviews. basically quips about the stuff I give out at my work. and last night, and tonight, I didn't write down any. instead I opened up my phone, started a session with the chat GPT open artificial intelligence and asked it to fabricate a list of fake reviews and comments related to what I do. and it did. the responses were a bit pretentious and overly positive to sound authentic, so I asked the AI to alter them to make them sound more causal and neutral. it did. and I used those to complete the report.
its so strange. that report is totally internal, no one aside from my bosses will ever see those messages, but its crazy. this AI actually passed some kind of a Turing test here, unbeknownst to my bosses, an AI fed them the information I'm supposed to. kind of pulled a fast one on them.
I feel weird about it all. should I keep doing this? should I take it further?
its top of the line, bleeding edge, ahead of the game, etc technology and its here at my fingertips. I'm drawing out a parallel here between getting my hands on a functional and practical AI and people in the 80s getting their hands on an operating system. I wonder if any of them felt scared? like they were looking at a screen that meant they wouldn't need all the papers on their desk tomorrow, like maybe they didn't need a person to handle their excess work anymore.
I want to just hold that feeling, encapsulate it. savor it, relate it to other people. best I can do is words.
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the following was accomplished with the aforementioned AI
the AI response: As AI technology continues to advance, more and more people are finding themselves relying on AI to complete various tasks in their workday. While this can be incredibly helpful in terms of increasing productivity and efficiency, it can also lead to some complicated feelings.
On the one hand, using AI to complete tasks can be incredibly freeing. It allows us to focus on the more important aspects of our job, and can even help us to avoid burnout by taking on some of the more tedious and repetitive tasks. In this way, AI can be a valuable tool that helps us to do our jobs better.
On the other hand, using AI can also be slightly deceptive. For example, if you use AI to complete a task that your boss thought you were doing manually, you may be seen as more skilled or efficient than you actually are. While this might not seem like a big deal, it can lead to some uncomfortable feelings of guilt or deception.
In some ways, these feelings can be compared to those experienced by people in the past when new technologies were introduced. For example, when the printing press was invented, it allowed people to create more books and documents than ever before. This was incredibly useful, but it also meant that some people lost their jobs as scribes.
Similarly, the introduction of the steam engine revolutionized transportation and industry, but it also put many horse-drawn carriage drivers out of work. In both cases, the new technology was incredibly helpful, but it also caused some difficult feelings as people had to adjust to the changes it brought.
Overall, the feelings of using AI to complete a part of your workday can be complex. On the one hand, it can be incredibly helpful and freeing. On the other hand, it can also lead to feelings of guilt or deception. However, just like with any new technology, it is important to embrace the benefits it brings while also being aware of and addressing any negative consequences.
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